Wonder why would so many top guys like Cotto and Klitschko etc. bring him in when they need a new trainer? Two words: 1: Reputation and 2: Results
And Just listening to him on HBO or interviews, it's very clear that he knows his stuff. Don't be so quick to discredit.
He still had Hearns for his pro run and Steward is the one that truly turned him into the Hearns we all saw.
Hearns as an amateur was not like Hearns the pro, he turned a raw material into a killer.QUOTE]
He still had Hearns for his pro run and Steward is the one that truly turned him into the Hearns we all saw.
Hearns as an amateur was not like Hearns the pro, he turned a raw material into a killer.
Outside of the obvious answers (LOL) you should note that Freddie Roach, Roger Mayweather, Buddy Mccgirt, and even Eddie Futch didn't build their star pupils from the beginning of their careers.
I understand that, n that isn't the reason I think he is over rated by itself,...I was just asking...I'm sure out of the trainers u listed, there had to be some fighters the built from scratch that did well..
I appreciate the responses, but nobody answered my questions, most people say hearns but he was a nationally ranked amatuer before manny approached him...
Outside of the obvious answers (LOL) you should note that Freddie Roach, Roger Mayweather, Buddy Mccgirt, and even Eddie Futch didn't build their star pupils from the beginning of their careers.
How about roach?
Roach is an overrated Housewives/Actor trainer.
His gym was given to his as a present from an Actor and thats how he started training fighters. If Manny didnt fall into his lap he wouldnt be known.
He is a joke inside boxing circles because of the way he operates, he has 30 MMA guys, 50 Boxers and 30 Celebrities that "train " there but he will never show up at your fight or dedicate personal time to you because 90% of the time he is With Pacman and 10% with Khan, oh and you have to adopt to his schedule.
He hasnt brouoght anyone to be a champ, he just gets high caliber Boxers coming into his door because of Manny.
Stevie Wonder couldve trained Manny to be Manny, its evident the natural gifted ability this kid has when he actually has food to eat and basic boxing.
Steward > Roach by a big big margin
I think dude has had some great opportunities but he is over rated as a trainer !
Off the top of my head
Milton McCroy
Jimmy Paul
Hilmer Kenty
Michael Moorer
Steve McCrory
And of course Hearns. All started under Stewart and became world champs with Stewart. Gerald McClellan started with Stewart also.
Hearns had very few KO's as an amateur but that changed in the pro's under the direction of Stewart. I don't know what your definition of "doing well" is though. And there is no qestion that Lennox Lewis and Wladimir Klitschko did better with their careers after hiring Stewart. If you want to know more fighters look up Kronk and it's history. It looks like you don't know anything about stewart's history. He's an old man now. But you can't just ignore his history because of that.